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Christopher Lee Marshall is an electronic music producer and DJ from Texas who operates under the moniker Crizzly. Inspired by electronic acts such as Justice and Daft Punk as well as hip-hop artists including Jay-Z, Crizzly creates dance music he describes as crunkstep.

Christopher Lee Marshall is an electronic music producer and DJ from Texas who operates under the moniker Crizzly. Inspired by electronic acts such as Justice and Daft Punk as well as hip-hop artists including Jay-Z, Crizzly creates dance music he describes as crunkstep.

Harrisonburg, VA-based band The Steel Wheels is a folk/roots music outfit with influences in Americana, blues, old-time music and bluegrass. Fronted by lead vocalist and primary songwriter Trent Wagler, the band pays tribute to past American music with its simple sound while adding its own modern textures with four-part harmonies. After releasing its debut album, Journal of a Barefoot Soldier in 2005, The Steel Wheels slowly built its fan base in the Midwest and then across the nation with its fourth studio album, Red Wing. The 2010 album earned seven Independent Music Award nominations and spawned the track &quot;Nothing You Can't Lose,&quot; which took home the prize for Best Country Song at the IMAs as well as the Vox Pop Awards the same year.

One might be tempted to pigeon-hole Steve Forbert as one of the many one-hit wonders from the 80s, and while that might be true to a certain extent, most people know little about his truly impressive songwriting apart from his hit single from 1980, &quot;Romeo's Tune.&quot; Forbert's songwriting and vocal talents led many critics to hail him as being a Bob Dylan-esque type figure, and though a few twists of fate may have kept him from becoming as commercially successful as Mr. Dylan, many notable artists like Roseanne Cash, Keith Urban and Mary Stuart still perform Forbert's songs to much success and acclaim.

With quite the resume, including playing with his father's band the Neville Brothers and in the Rolling Stones' backing band, Ivan Neville is a formidable musician, both through his lineage and experience. After developing his set of musical skills and racking up a list of revered artists he had played with, Neville decided to form his own band in 2002, dubbing it Dumpstaphunk. Neville recruited his cousin Ian Neville along with a few other respected New Orleans musicians, and began producing an impressive brand of nu-funk that has developed a cult following both on the jam band and funk circuits.

Hailing from British Columbia, Downlink is an electronic music producer who was introduced to dubstep in 2007 and has been creating his own brand ever since. With a frantic high-energy sound inspired by heavy metal, he has collaborated with other IDM figures such as Excision and Datsik as well as the nu metal outfit, Korn. Despite the influx of electronic music makers within the last decade, Downlink has earned an audience across North America and Europe with his dance-heavy fusion of jungle and drum and bass music.

Kung Fu is a jazz rock fusion band that formed out of weekly jam session between five friends from New Haven, CT. Mainly operating as an instrumental group, guitarist Tim Palmieri, bassist Dave Livolsi, saxophonist Rob Somerville, keyboardist Todd Stoops and drummer Adrian Tramontano create their own brand of music that has been dubbed &quot;Jazztronic.&quot; After officially banding together in 2009, Kiev had played multiple music and arts festivals within six months, including The Big Up, Strange Creek and Gathering of The Vibes. Kung Fu has been praised and critically acclaimed for its live shows, which accentuate the band's raw talent and its funky blend of rock and jazz music.

Steve Aoki is an American house DJ from Newport Beach, California. After releasing his first mix CD in 2007, he began developing a career as a party-minded DJ known to craft playlists full of high-energy remixes, mash-ups and house beats. Aoki has a proclivity to focus on electro house tracks in his sets and is known around the Los Angeles area for being a reliable party DJ who will transform any event into a rapturously fun affair. In his spare time away from music, Aoki publishes a magazine, co-owns a restaurant and runs his own clothing line.